ave hitherto seen, consists in the smallness and
finer texture of the leaves. For although a few of the specimens had
leaves measuring six by three inches, yet the generality, and these were
mature, measured from four to three, by two to three. As both entire and
serrated leaves occur, the finer texture was more remarkable. The
bitterness, as well as the peculiar flavour were most evident. Young
leaves were abundant.

The Khukeens make no use of the tea. The Chinese here talk of this as
the jungle tea, and affirm that it cannot be manufactured into a good
article. They talk of the valuable sorts as being very numerous, and all
as having small leaves. Neither here nor at Mogoung are there any real
Chinamen, nor is there any body who understands the process of
manufacturing tea. The caked tea is not made to adhere by the serum of
sheep's blood, it adheres owing to being thus packed before it is dry.
The plain around Bamoo is intersected by ravines, which afford good paddy
cultivation; no large trees occur within 1.5 miles of the town. At this
distance a large Dipterocarpea is common. In the underwood around the
town, a Dipterocarpus, arbuscula, foliis maximis, oblongo-cordatis,
Gordonia, Lagerstraemia parviflora, Elodea, Nauclea; Leguminosae 3,
Gelonia, Combretum, Jasminum occur. In the marshes Ammannia
rotundifolia, Cyrilla, Azolla, Marsilea, and Salvinia, Serpicula,
Ceratophyllum; a Campanula _arenosa_ reaches thus far.

Every day indecent sights occur in the river, owing to the women bathing
without clothes, and either with or near the men. They appear to be
indifferent to the concealment of their person, breasts, and hoc genus
omne, being freely exposed. They swim very well, and in a curious way.
They make their escape by squatting down in the water, unfolding their
cloth, and springing up behind it. As for the men, they appear to take a
pride in exposing every part of their bodies. No gazers-on occur among
these people, such not being the fashion.

The Shan Tarooks who trade with this place use oxen in addition to other
beasts of burden; the breed appears good, resembling the smaller kind of
India.

The Irrawaddi here is between the extreme banks a little less than 1.5
miles broad; the channel on which Bamo is situated is the largest, and is
800 yards across. Two other channels exist, of which the west is the
smallest, and carries off least water. The river is a good deal
sub-divided by sandbanks